Plant Guide to Pacific Crest Trail North of SR74, San Jacinto Mountains

Plant Guide to Pacific Crest Trail North of SR74, San Jacinto Mountains - Garner Valley Area

This is a working list, about which we make no guarantees at all until we officially release it. Use at your own risk!

Introduction and Explanation of Plant Trail Guides
Introduction
Highlights of This Trail
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time
Botanical Trip Reports
The Plant Guide
Comments On Specific Species
Introduction

This is a guide to the section of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) north of SR74 at the extreme eastern edge of Garner / Pine Valley. The trailhead is one mile east of the intersection of SR371 (from Anza) and SR74 at "Paradise Corner", and 0.4 miles west of the Santa Rosa Summit, the eastern edge of Garner / Pine Valley. There is a parking area on the north side of the road, which is signed in both directions along SR74 at a distance of 1000 feet from the turnoff to the parking area.
Highlights of This Trail

The botanical highlights of this trail are:

TBS

Number of Unique Taxa On This Trail

Histogram not updated from 4/19/09 work yet.
The following histogram gives the number of trails in our database that contain each taxon on this trail. We had 131 trails in our database when this histogram was made; 3 of those trails, including this one, are in this area of San Jacinto Mountain. A number of "1" means the taxon has only been found on this trail among the trails in our database; numbers of "3" or smaller may indicate taxa found only in this area of San Jacinto Mountain.

Number of Trails
Containing A Taxon Number Of Taxa
On This Trail % of Taxa
On This Trail
1 3 3%
2 6 5%
3 4 4%
4 9 8%
5 5 5%

1-5 27 25%
6-10 20 18%
11-15 16 15%
16-20 11 10%
21-25 7 6%
26-30 8 7%
31-35 5 5%
36-40 5 5%
41-45 1 1%
46-50 4 4%
51-55 4 4%
56-60 0 0%
60-65 1 1%
66-70 1 1%
Total Taxa 110 100%

We found 13 additional species not in the above table, since they have not been identified yet. The unidentified ones are marked with ? or sp in the id? column in the guide, and have no entry in the #all column.
Fieldwork Dates and Summary of List Changes With Time

Histogram not updated from 4/19/09 work yet.
The following table gives the dates the trail was walked and taxa recorded. After each visit, the table gives the total number of taxa on the list and the breakdown of the taxa without positive identification. See Explanation of Plant Trail Guides to understand the symbols below.

Visit Date Visit # # taxa # "?" # "sp" # "~" # "ssp"
10/16/2008 1 97 2 17 17 6
10/22/2008 2 103 2 10 12 3
10/25/2008 3 123 3 10 15 3

The fieldwork on 10/16/2008 was to mile 3.20; on 10/22/08 to mile 2.67, and on 10/25/08 to mile 4.16.
Botanical Trip Reports

The Plant Guide

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Mile S # id? Common Name Latin Name #here #all
0.00 Begin trail on north side of parking lot, elevation 4925 feet (1500 m). Check for creeping wild rye, Leymus triticoides, in first part of trail
0.00 b 1 bur-ragweed Ambrosia acanthicarpa 50 / 6 22
0.00 b 2 *redstem filaree Erodium cicutarium / 78
0.00 b 3 sp suncup Camissonia sp. 30 / 9
0.00 b 4 *shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana 30 / 2 55
0.00 b 5 *downy brome Bromus tectorum 99 / 9 33
0.00 b 6 Palmer's oak Quercus palmeri 20 / 5 1
0.00 b 7 sticky lessingia Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera 50 / 5 3
0.00 b 8 desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa 10 / 9 4
0.00 b 9 wild pepper-grass Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens 20 / 4 8
0.00 l 10 California-aster Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia 30 / 7 64
0.00 l 11 blue elderberry Sambucus mexicana 2 / 2 55
0.00 b 12 *tumble-mustard Sisymbrium altissimum 20 / 3 12
0.00 l 13 *foxtail barley Hordeum murinum 40 / 3 10
0.00 b 14 ~ combseed Pectocarya penicillata 10 / 1 5
0.00 l 15 Davidson's buckwheat Eriogonum davidsonii 99 / 9 22
0.00 r (cupped-leaf ceanothus, Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans; Mexican manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens; birch-leaf mountain-mahogany, Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides)
0.00 l 16 goldfields Lasthenia californica 10 / 3 15
0.00 r 17 slender wreathplant Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei 20 / 9 19
0.00 l 18 sapphire woolly-star Eriastrum sapphirinum 40 / 5 10
0.01 l (cut-down dead ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa)
0.01 r (wild tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus)
0.01 r 19 coastal gilia Gilia diegensis 99 / 9 3
0.01 b 20 ? unk annual with petioled densely-tomentose pinnately-lobed lvs ? /
0.01 r 21 mountain sagebrush Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana 30 / 9 9
0.01 l 22 Wright's buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum 30 / 9 10
0.01 l (leafy daisy?, Erigeron foliosus?; red shanks, Adenostoma sparsifolium)
0.01 r (purple-root cryptantha, Cryptantha micrantha)
0.01 l 23 rattlesnake weed Chamaesyce albomarginata 20 / 3 14
0.01 l 24 ~ mountain grape-soda lupine Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus 1 / 1 12
0.01 l 25 goosefoot yellow violet Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum 20 / 3 4
0.01 r 26 cupped-leaf ceanothus Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans 50 / 9 11
0.01 b 27 baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii 50 / 5 12
0.01 r 28 popcorn flower Cryptantha intermedia 50 / 9 34
0.01 29 ~ sand cress Calyptridium monandrum 50 / 9 18
0.01 r 30 ~ green miner's lettuce Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis 99 / 5 5
0.01 r 31 leafy daisy Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus 30 / 5 53
0.01 r ~ (Munz's mariposa lily, Calochortus palmeri var. munzii)
0.01 b 32 matchweed Gutierrezia sarothrae 50 / 9 19
0.02 r 33 bristly bird's beak Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus 99 / 9 38
0.02 l 34 chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum 99 / 9 42
0.02 l 35 Mexican manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens 30 / 9 7
0.02 r 36 ? popcorn flower Plagiobothrys sp.? 30 / 3
0.02 r (golden yarrow, Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum)
0.02 b 37 southern honeysuckle Lonicera subspicata var. denudata 50 / 9 48
0.03 r 38 golden daisy Pentachaeta aurea 50 / 3 3
0.03 b 39 annual phlox Phlox gracilis / 4
0.03 r 40 June grass Koeleria macrantha 20 / 5 4
0.03 r 41 ~ Munz's mariposa lily Calochortus palmeri var. munzii 5 / 3 2
0.03 r 42 ~ Parish's needlegrass Achnatherum parishii 99 / 9 12
0.03 l 43 small-flowered fiddleneck Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii 5 / 2 15
0.03 r 44 California thistle Cirsium occidentale var. californicum 20 / 9 17
0.03 b 45 deergrass Muhlenbergia rigens 50 / 9 32
0.04 r 46 Mojave lomatium Lomatium mohavense 20 / 9 2
0.04 l Sign: "PCT; Live Oak Spring Trail 8 miles, Cedar Spring Trailhead 12 miles; Fobes Trailhead 15 miles; San Jacinto Peak 28 miles"
0.04 l 47 white mugwort Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula 30 / 9 8
0.04 b 48 western lupine Lupinus formosus 30 / 5 1
0.04 b 49 ~ California evening-primrose Oenothera californica ssp. californica 5 / 1 2
0.05 r 50 San Bernardino sun-cup? Camissonia confusa? 99 / 9
0.06 l 51 wild tarragon Artemisia dracunculus 3 / 1 35
0.06 l ? (unk rosette like Rafinesquia; unk rosette like Conyza)
0.06 l Sign with PCT Map and Memorial
0.06 l Check for different cryptantha
0.06 r (California bee plant, Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda)
0.06 r 52 ? vetch or sweet pea Vicia or Lathyrus sp. /
0.06 r 53 purple nightshade Solanum xanti 30 / 3 13
0.08 l (Patagonia plantain, Plantago patagonica)
0.09 r (oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.09 l 54 muilla Muilla maritima / 14
0.09 r 55 ssp hoary aster Machaeranthera asteroides 20 / 8 1
0.12 r 56 ssp squirreltail Elymus elymoides 30 / 9 14
0.12 l 57 ~ scarlet bugler Penstemon centranthifolius 10 / 5 13
0.12 b 58 red shanks Adenostoma sparsifolium 99 / 9 6
0.13 l 59 ~ San Diego pea Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii 3 / 3 25
0.13 l 60 southern mountain woolly-star Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum 50 / 5 18
0.13 l 61 sp vetch Vicia sp. 2 / 2
0.13 l 62 ~ elegant rock-cress Arabis sparsiflora 50 / 9
0.13 l 63 spear-leaved mountain dandelion Agoseris retrorsa 10 / 5 18
0.14 r 64 phlox-leaved bedstraw Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii 20 / 9 8
0.18 l (southern tauschia, Tauschia arguta; check for different Camissonia or Cordylanthus)
0.19 r 65 western wallflower Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum 5 / 2 33
0.19 l 66 Parry pinyon pine Pinus quadrifolia⁺ 20 / 5 1
0.19 r (Mojave prickly-pear, Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea)
0.19 r 67 fragrant everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens 20 / 5 28
0.19 r ~ (imbricate phacelia, Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula)
0.23 b 68 golden yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum 40 / 9 67
0.23 l 69 Mojave prickly-pear Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea 50 / 9 4
0.24 l Check for different gilia
0.26 r 70 southern tauschia Tauschia arguta 50 / 9 11
0.30 r 71 Mohave yucca Yucca schidigera 3 / 2 13
0.31 r 72 California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium 20 / 5 28
0.33 r 73 pink-bracted manzanita Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea 99 / 9 10
0.33 r 74 birch-leaf mountain-mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides 99 / 9 27
0.35 l 75 purple three-awn Aristida purpurea var. purpurea 20 / 5 2
0.37 Switchback left
0.39 r 76 three-lobed oxytheca Oxytheca trilobata 30 / 3 4
0.43 b 77 chaparral yucca Yucca whipplei 20 / 9 38
0.43 r 78 Parish's bluecurls Trichostema parishii 10 / 9 4
0.43 b 79 Vasey's prickly-pear Opuntia vaseyi 20 / 9 28
0.45 l 80 showy penstemon Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis 2 / 2 13
0.46 Local high point on the trail, elevation 5045 feet (1538 m); trail now descends into side drainages of Penrod Creek
0.46 r 81 ~ small fescue Vulpia microstachys 10 / 1 10
0.47 b 82 Veatch's blazing star Mentzelia veatchiana 40 / 2 4
0.50 r 83 ~ giant four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens 1 / 1 5
0.51 b 84 whorledleaf penstemon Keckiella ternata var. ternata 10 / 9 9
0.52 Trail touches ridge briefly
0.52 l 85 sp popcorn flower (sample) Cryptantha sp. /
0.53 r (narrowleaf goldenbush, Ericameria linearifolia)
0.58 l ? (jewelflower?, Caulanthus sp.?
0.59 r 86 Torrey's scrub oak Quercus acutidens 20 / 9 30
0.59 l 87 perennial rock-cress Arabis perennans 40 / 9 12
0.64 l 88 ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa 5 / 3 8
0.71 Switchback right
0.77 Trail turns left 90° at drainage
0.77 r 89 bush senecio Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii 2 / 1 11
0.79 r 90 ashy silk tassel Garrya flavescens 50 / 9 9
0.82 r 91 ? phacelia? Phacelia sp.? /
0.83 r 92 interior live oak Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens 50 / 9 16
0.84 l 93 Fremont's goosefoot Chenopodium fremontii 20 / 5 15
0.86 Switchback right
0.87 r 94 ? unk annual ? 3 / 3
0.89 b 95 flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum ssp. californicum 6 / 1 7
0.89 Check for different Camissonia
0.89 r 96 California bee plant Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda 3 / 1 22
0.89 r 97 basketbush Rhus trilobata 3 / 3 29
0.90 l 98 blue dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum 99 / 7 52
0.91 l Check for "not Lepidium"
0.93 Arborescent interior live oak, Quercus wislizeni, and arborescent Torrey's scrub oak, Q. acutidens
0.95 l 99 ? leafy daisy? Erigeron sp.? 20 / 1
0.95 l 100 rosette like Rafinesquia ? /
0.97 r 101 San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum 30 / 7 7
0.98 r 102 branching phacelia Phacelia ramosissima var. ramosissima 1 / 1 2
0.98 r 103 naked buckwheat Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum 10 / 2 11
0.98 l 104 ~ southern foothill penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus var. australis 20 / 4 3
0.99 l 105 sp monardella Monardella sp. 40 / 9
0.99 l 106 goldenrod Solidago californica 30 / 4 55
1.00 l 107 beautiful hulsea Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha 1 / 1 13
1.01 r 108 coast live oak Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia 1 / 1 46
1.01 Cross dry drainage
1.03 r (desert dudleya, Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides)
1.06 r Cone from Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri, with no nearby tree
1.07 r 109 goldenstar Bloomeria crocea 20 / 5 16
1.09 r 110 Martin's paintbrush Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii 10 / 4 22
1.09 r 111 sp grass like Poa Poa sp.? 10 / 3
1.10 Trail turns right 90°
1.17 l 112 sp tansy mustard Descurainia sp. /
1.19 r (Artemisia ludoviciana?- pix; Chaenactis parishii?)
1.19 Trail turns left at dry drainage; local low point, elevation 4900 feet (1494 m)
1.19 r 113 white-margined oxytheca Oxytheca emarginata 20 / 3 3
1.20 r 114 Parry's green-gentian Swertia parryi 15 / 4 3
1.20 r sp (milkweed, Asclepias sp.)
1.26 Trail is lined with Parish's needlegrass, Achnatherum parishii, in a sea of even-aged chamise
1.37 r 115 hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia 25 / 9 50
1.39 r 116 Parry's nolina Nolina parryi 5 / 5 4
1.40 Switchback left at minor drainage
1.42 r 117 chaparral bush mallow? Malacothamnus fasciculatus? 1 / 1
1.43 r 118 ~ Laguna manzanita Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii 4 / 2 4
1.46 r Check if this Camissonia is the same as earlier
1.47 b 119 sp seashore bentgrass? Agrostis pallens? 10 / 1
1.54 l 120 narrowleaf goldenbush Ericameria linearifolia 10 / 9 9
1.61 r 121 ~ Parish's chaenactis Chaenactis parishii 30 / 7 2
1.67 Trail turns left at small drainage
1.69 r 122 beady lipfern Cheilanthes covillei 20 / 5 4
1.69 Trail turns left at drainage
1.69 r 123 woolly Indian paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa 20 / 5 9
1.70 r 124 southern California silver-lotus Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus 5 / 5 5
1.70 r 125 bird's-foot fern Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata 30 / 9 36
1.70 r 126 desert dudleya Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides 20 / 9 5
1.70 l 127 Wallace's woolly daisy Eriophyllum wallacei 99 / 9 6
1.70 r 128 sp spike-moss Selaginella sp. 5 / 1
1.70 r 129 California filago Filago californica 20 / 2 31
1.70 l 130 ? Mediterranean schismus? Schismus barbatus? /
1.78 Cross small drainage
1.81 Cross small drainage
1.83 Cross small drainage
1.86 r 131 Acton encelia Encelia actoni 1 / 1 4
1.86 r Check if this Gilia is the same species as earlier
1.88 r 132 chia Salvia columbariae 1 / 1 33
1.94 r 133 wide-leaved rock goldenbush Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata 50 / 9 2
2.01 b 134 slender sunflower Helianthus gracilentus 20 / 1 16
2.05 r (red brome, Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens)
2.05 Cross drainage
2.10 r (threadstem, Pterostegia drymarioides)
2.11 r 135 oak mistletoe Phoradendron villosum 1 / 1 14
2.11 r (bush monkeyflower, Mimulus aurantiacus)
2.14 l definite Parish's needlegrass Achnatherum parishii /
2.21 r 136 white everlasting Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum 20 / 9 40
2.21 b 137 bush monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus 20 / 9 46
2.24 l (hollyleaf cherry, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia)
2.24 Cross drainage
2.26 r Trails parallels beautiful rock drainage with prickly-pear cactus as a dominant plant!
2.26 sp (dwarf athysanus, Athysanus pusillus; desert baccharis, Baccharis sergiloides; side-oats grama, Bouteloua curtipendula; southern Chinese houses, Collinsia concolor; pygmy-weed, Crassula connata; ~goldback fern, ~Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis; different plagiobothrys like P. tenellus; bulbous blue grass, Poa bulbosa; Parish's campion, Silene parishii; check for plants like Lepidium virginicum)
2.27 l 138 fringe-pod Thysanocarpus curvipes 3 / 1 14
2.35 Cross side drainage
2.36 l 139 coast-range melic Melica imperfecta 20 / 7 47
r 140 pygmy-weed Crassula connata 10 / 1 37
2.40 r (pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei growing in a rock; hollyleaf cherry, Prunus ilicifolia, beyond it in drainage)
2.41 Three quick switchbacks at drainage
2.41 r sp (clover, Trifolium sp.)
2.41 l 141 hollyleaf cherry Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia 5 / 3 17
2.43 b 142 cotton-thorn Tetradymia comosa 5 / 1 2
2.46 l (Second farthest tree is Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri)
2.46 Local high point on the trail, elevation 5160 feet (1573 m)
2.49 l (On flat rocks just beyond easy visibility from trail: mountain California-fuchsia, Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium; rock ivesia, Ivesia saxosa)
2.54 Trail now parallels drainage coming in from right
2.55 l (rock ivesia, Ivesia saxosa)
2.55 Cross main side drainage
2.57 r 143 California brickellbush Brickellia californica 2 / 2 31
2.57 Cross smaller side drainage
2.59 r (closest rock ivesia, Ivesia saxosa; 4 plants at eye level)
2.60 r (white-flowering currant, Ribes indecorum)
2.67 Switchback left at major side drainage to Penrod Creek; local low point, elevation 5140 feet (1567 m)
2.67 r 144 *creeping bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera 10 / 1 2
2.67 b 145 spring draba Draba verna 99 / 2 1
2.67 l 146 wing-nut cryptantha Cryptantha pterocarya 5 / 1 8
2.67 r 147 desert baccharis Baccharis sergiloides 10 / 2 7
2.67 ? (bluish spike-moss, Selaginella asprella; farther up drainage: unk. small annual; two clover species, Trifolium sp.; Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii; woodland star, Lithophragma affine)
2.69 b 148 thick-leaved yerba santa Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium 10 / 3 12
2.69 Switchback right
2.85 l 149 definite desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum / 5
2.92 Local high point on trail, elevation 5200 feet (1585 m)
2.95 Cross small drainage
3.00 Trail turns left 90°
3.05 Trail turns left 90°
3.11 Switchback right
3.11 r 150 pancake prickly-pear Opuntia chlorotica 1 / 1 3
3.16 r 151 Parish's campion Silene parishii 1 / 1 11
3.20 Switchback left
3.27 Switchback right
3.29 b 152 mountain California-fuchsia Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium 10 / 2 18
3.29 c 153 *Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon 1 / 1 40
3.34 r 154 side-oats grama Bouteloua curtipendula 5 / 1 2
3.34 l 155 *rattail fescue Vulpia myuros 20 / 1 30
3.34 l (yarrow, Achillea millefolium; arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis; velvet ash, Fraxinus velutina)
3.34 Cross Penrod Creek; local low point, elevation 5030 feet (1533 m)
3.34 l ~ (~slender wheatgrass, ~Elymus trachycaulus; common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus; ripgut brome, Bromus diandrus; Mexican rush, Juncus mexicanus; ~lesser paintbrush, ~Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis)
3.34 l 156 water chickweed Montia fontana 10 / 1 1
3.34 b 157 willow-leaved dock Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus 5 / 1 12
3.34 r 158 sp sow thistle Sonchus sp. 1 / 1
3.34 r sp (sedge, Carex sp.; clarkia, Clarkia sp.; clover, Trifolium sp.)
3.34 l 159 spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens 3 / 1 6
3.34 l 160 bajada lupine Lupinus concinnus 5 / 1 29
3.34 l (Cleveland's horkelia, Horkelia clevelandii; check for dwarf lupine, Lupinus bicolor)
3.36 Trail turns right 90°
3.39 r 161 velvet ash Fraxinus velutina 1 / 1 6
3.40 Cross small drainage
3.49 Cross small drainage
3.56 b 162 yarrow Achillea millefolium 10 / 1 24
3.56 b 163 Mexican rush Juncus mexicanus 30 / 2 29
3.56 l PCT marker
3.56 l 164 California brome Bromus carinatus var. carinatus 10 / 2 31
3.65 r (An amazing rock cliff filled with rock ivesia, Ivesia saxicola.)
3.65 r 165 ssp sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa 1 / 1
3.65 Cross small drainage
3.65 r 166 ? annual like Chinese houses, Collinsia concolor ? 10 / 1
3.66 r 167 sp short grass ? 3 / 1
3.69 b 168 bracken Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens 20 / 1 25
3.72 Cross sandy drainage of Penrod Creek branch
3.86 l PCT sign in a forest of interior live oak, Q. wislizeni, many with single trunks
3.88 Leave forest
4.00 r PCT sign
4.16 End current plant trail guide
4.51 Cross tributary of west branch of Penrod Creek
4.86 Cross another tributary of west branch of Penrod Creek
5.14 Cross another tributary of west branch of Penrod Creek
5.16 Cross road to marble mine
6.10 Saddle, elevation 5940 feet (1810 m); jct. Tunnel Spring Trail (l), Oak Canyon Spring and Live Oak Spring Trails (r); cross to east side of Desert Divide
7.89 Switchback left below Lion Peak
8.07 Switchback right below Lion Peak
8.89 Cross due west of Pine Mountain, elevation 6820 feet (2079 m); trail flattish for next 1.5 miles
9.29 Closest approach to Pyramid Peak
10.13 Little Desert Peak, elevation 6868 feet (2094 m)
10.38 l Saddle; jct. Cedar Spring Trail, elevation 6780 feet (2066 m)
12.55 Cedar Spring Trailhead

Comments On Specific Species

Pinus quadrifolia. Most specimens had three needles per cluster. One specimen had four needles per cluster; another had two needles per cluster; and one had half its branches with three needles per cluster and half with four needles per cluster. See Pinus monophylla X P. quadrifolia: Addendum: Pinus juarezensis x P. monophylla for more information.

Number of Trails Containing A Taxon	Number Of Taxa On This Trail	% of Taxa On This Trail
1	3	3%
2	6	5%
3	4	4%
4	9	8%
5	5	5%

1-5	27	25%
6-10	20	18%
11-15	16	15%
16-20	11	10%
21-25	7	6%
26-30	8	7%
31-35	5	5%
36-40	5	5%
41-45	1	1%
46-50	4	4%
51-55	4	4%
56-60	0	0%
60-65	1	1%
66-70	1	1%
Total Taxa	110	100%

Visit Date	Visit #	# taxa	# "?"	# "sp"	# "~"	# "ssp"
10/16/2008	1	97	2	17	17	6
10/22/2008	2	103	2	10	12	3
10/25/2008	3	123	3	10	15	3

Mile	S	#	id?	Common Name	Latin Name	#here	#all
0.00				Begin trail on north side of parking lot, elevation 4925 feet (1500 m). Check for creeping wild rye, Leymus triticoides, in first part of trail
0.00	b	1		bur-ragweed	Ambrosia acanthicarpa	50 / 6	22
0.00	b	2		*redstem filaree	Erodium cicutarium	/	78
0.00	b	3	sp	suncup	Camissonia sp.	30 / 9
0.00	b	4		*shortpod mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	30 / 2	55
0.00	b	5		*downy brome	Bromus tectorum	99 / 9	33
0.00	b	6		Palmer's oak	Quercus palmeri	20 / 5	1
0.00	b	7		sticky lessingia	Lessingia glandulifera var. glandulifera	50 / 5	3
0.00	b	8		desert globemallow	Sphaeralcea ambigua var. rugosa	10 / 9	4
0.00	b	9		wild pepper-grass	Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens	20 / 4	8
0.00	l	10		California-aster	Lessingia filaginifolia var. filaginifolia	30 / 7	64
0.00	l	11		blue elderberry	Sambucus mexicana	2 / 2	55
0.00	b	12		*tumble-mustard	Sisymbrium altissimum	20 / 3	12
0.00	l	13		*foxtail barley	Hordeum murinum	40 / 3	10
0.00	b	14	~	combseed	Pectocarya penicillata	10 / 1	5
0.00	l	15		Davidson's buckwheat	Eriogonum davidsonii	99 / 9	22
0.00	r			(cupped-leaf ceanothus, Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans; Mexican manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens; birch-leaf mountain-mahogany, Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides)
0.00	l	16		goldfields	Lasthenia californica	10 / 3	15
0.00	r	17		slender wreathplant	Stephanomeria exigua ssp. deanei	20 / 9	19
0.00	l	18		sapphire woolly-star	Eriastrum sapphirinum	40 / 5	10
0.01	l			(cut-down dead ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa)
0.01	r			(wild tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus)
0.01	r	19		coastal gilia	Gilia diegensis	99 / 9	3
0.01	b	20	?	unk annual with petioled densely-tomentose pinnately-lobed lvs	?	/
0.01	r	21		mountain sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana	30 / 9	9
0.01	l	22		Wright's buckwheat	Eriogonum wrightii var. membranaceum	30 / 9	10
0.01	l			(leafy daisy?, Erigeron foliosus?; red shanks, Adenostoma sparsifolium)
0.01	r			(purple-root cryptantha, Cryptantha micrantha)
0.01	l	23		rattlesnake weed	Chamaesyce albomarginata	20 / 3	14
0.01	l	24	~	mountain grape-soda lupine	Lupinus excubitus var. austromontanus	1 / 1	12
0.01	l	25		goosefoot yellow violet	Viola purpurea ssp. quercetorum	20 / 3	4
0.01	r	26		cupped-leaf ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii var. perplexans	50 / 9	11
0.01	b	27		baby blue eyes	Nemophila menziesii	50 / 5	12
0.01	r	28		popcorn flower	Cryptantha intermedia	50 / 9	34
0.01		29	~	sand cress	Calyptridium monandrum	50 / 9	18
0.01	r	30	~	green miner's lettuce	Claytonia parviflora ssp. viridis	99 / 5	5
0.01	r	31		leafy daisy	Erigeron foliosus var. foliosus	30 / 5	53
0.01	r		~	(Munz's mariposa lily, Calochortus palmeri var. munzii)
0.01	b	32		matchweed	Gutierrezia sarothrae	50 / 9	19
0.02	r	33		bristly bird's beak	Cordylanthus rigidus ssp. setigerus	99 / 9	38
0.02	l	34		chamise	Adenostoma fasciculatum	99 / 9	42
0.02	l	35		Mexican manzanita	Arctostaphylos pungens	30 / 9	7
0.02	r	36	?	popcorn flower	Plagiobothrys sp.?	30 / 3
0.02	r			(golden yarrow, Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum)
0.02	b	37		southern honeysuckle	Lonicera subspicata var. denudata	50 / 9	48
0.03	r	38		golden daisy	Pentachaeta aurea	50 / 3	3
0.03	b	39		annual phlox	Phlox gracilis	/	4
0.03	r	40		June grass	Koeleria macrantha	20 / 5	4
0.03	r	41	~	Munz's mariposa lily	Calochortus palmeri var. munzii	5 / 3	2
0.03	r	42	~	Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	99 / 9	12
0.03	l	43		small-flowered fiddleneck	Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii	5 / 2	15
0.03	r	44		California thistle	Cirsium occidentale var. californicum	20 / 9	17
0.03	b	45		deergrass	Muhlenbergia rigens	50 / 9	32
0.04	r	46		Mojave lomatium	Lomatium mohavense	20 / 9	2
0.04	l			Sign: "PCT; Live Oak Spring Trail 8 miles, Cedar Spring Trailhead 12 miles; Fobes Trailhead 15 miles; San Jacinto Peak 28 miles"
0.04	l	47		white mugwort	Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula	30 / 9	8
0.04	b	48		western lupine	Lupinus formosus	30 / 5	1
0.04	b	49	~	California evening-primrose	Oenothera californica ssp. californica	5 / 1	2
0.05	r	50		San Bernardino sun-cup?	Camissonia confusa?	99 / 9
0.06	l	51		wild tarragon	Artemisia dracunculus	3 / 1	35
0.06	l		?	(unk rosette like Rafinesquia; unk rosette like Conyza)
0.06	l			Sign with PCT Map and Memorial
0.06	l			Check for different cryptantha
0.06	r			(California bee plant, Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda)
0.06	r	52	?	vetch or sweet pea	Vicia or Lathyrus sp.	/
0.06	r	53		purple nightshade	Solanum xanti	30 / 3	13
0.08	l			(Patagonia plantain, Plantago patagonica)
0.09	r			(oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum)
0.09	l	54		muilla	Muilla maritima	/	14
0.09	r	55	ssp	hoary aster	Machaeranthera asteroides	20 / 8	1
0.12	r	56	ssp	squirreltail	Elymus elymoides	30 / 9	14
0.12	l	57	~	scarlet bugler	Penstemon centranthifolius	10 / 5	13
0.12	b	58		red shanks	Adenostoma sparsifolium	99 / 9	6
0.13	l	59	~	San Diego pea	Lathyrus vestitus var. alefeldii	3 / 3	25
0.13	l	60		southern mountain woolly-star	Eriastrum densifolium ssp. austromontanum	50 / 5	18
0.13	l	61	sp	vetch	Vicia sp.	2 / 2
0.13	l	62	~	elegant rock-cress	Arabis sparsiflora	50 / 9
0.13	l	63		spear-leaved mountain dandelion	Agoseris retrorsa	10 / 5	18
0.14	r	64		phlox-leaved bedstraw	Galium andrewsii ssp. andrewsii	20 / 9	8
0.18	l			(southern tauschia, Tauschia arguta; check for different Camissonia or Cordylanthus)
0.19	r	65		western wallflower	Erysimum capitatum ssp. capitatum	5 / 2	33
0.19	l	66		Parry pinyon pine	Pinus quadrifolia⁺	20 / 5	1
0.19	r			(Mojave prickly-pear, Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea)
0.19	r	67		fragrant everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. beneolens	20 / 5	28
0.19	r		~	(imbricate phacelia, Phacelia imbricata ssp. patula)
0.23	b	68		golden yarrow	Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum	40 / 9	67
0.23	l	69		Mojave prickly-pear	Opuntia erinacea var. erinacea	50 / 9	4
0.24	l			Check for different gilia
0.26	r	70		southern tauschia	Tauschia arguta	50 / 9	11
0.30	r	71		Mohave yucca	Yucca schidigera	3 / 2	13
0.31	r	72		California buckwheat	Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	20 / 5	28
0.33	r	73		pink-bracted manzanita	Arctostaphylos pringlei ssp. drupacea	99 / 9	10
0.33	r	74		birch-leaf mountain-mahogany	Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides	99 / 9	27
0.35	l	75		purple three-awn	Aristida purpurea var. purpurea	20 / 5	2
0.37				Switchback left
0.39	r	76		three-lobed oxytheca	Oxytheca trilobata	30 / 3	4
0.43	b	77		chaparral yucca	Yucca whipplei	20 / 9	38
0.43	r	78		Parish's bluecurls	Trichostema parishii	10 / 9	4
0.43	b	79		Vasey's prickly-pear	Opuntia vaseyi	20 / 9	28
0.45	l	80		showy penstemon	Penstemon spectabilis var. spectabilis	2 / 2	13
0.46				Local high point on the trail, elevation 5045 feet (1538 m); trail now descends into side drainages of Penrod Creek
0.46	r	81	~	small fescue	Vulpia microstachys	10 / 1	10
0.47	b	82		Veatch's blazing star	Mentzelia veatchiana	40 / 2	4
0.50	r	83	~	giant four o'clock	Mirabilis multiflora var. pubescens	1 / 1	5
0.51	b	84		whorledleaf penstemon	Keckiella ternata var. ternata	10 / 9	9
0.52				Trail touches ridge briefly
0.52	l	85	sp	popcorn flower (sample)	Cryptantha sp.	/
0.53	r			(narrowleaf goldenbush, Ericameria linearifolia)
0.58	l		?	(jewelflower?, Caulanthus sp.?
0.59	r	86		Torrey's scrub oak	Quercus acutidens	20 / 9	30
0.59	l	87		perennial rock-cress	Arabis perennans	40 / 9	12
0.64	l	88		ponderosa pine	Pinus ponderosa	5 / 3	8
0.71				Switchback right
0.77				Trail turns left 90° at drainage
0.77	r	89		bush senecio	Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii	2 / 1	11
0.79	r	90		ashy silk tassel	Garrya flavescens	50 / 9	9
0.82	r	91	?	phacelia?	Phacelia sp.?	/
0.83	r	92		interior live oak	Quercus wislizeni var. frutescens	50 / 9	16
0.84	l	93		Fremont's goosefoot	Chenopodium fremontii	20 / 5	15
0.86				Switchback right
0.87	r	94	?	unk annual	?	3 / 3
0.89	b	95		flannelbush	Fremontodendron californicum ssp. californicum	6 / 1	7
0.89				Check for different Camissonia
0.89	r	96		California bee plant	Scrophularia californica ssp. floribunda	3 / 1	22
0.89	r	97		basketbush	Rhus trilobata	3 / 3	29
0.90	l	98		blue dicks	Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum	99 / 7	52
0.91	l			Check for "not Lepidium"
0.93				Arborescent interior live oak, Quercus wislizeni, and arborescent Torrey's scrub oak, Q. acutidens
0.95	l	99	?	leafy daisy?	Erigeron sp.?	20 / 1
0.95	l	100		rosette like Rafinesquia	?	/
0.97	r	101		San Jacinto Mtns. bedstraw	Galium angustifolium ssp. jacinticum	30 / 7	7
0.98	r	102		branching phacelia	Phacelia ramosissima var. ramosissima	1 / 1	2
0.98	r	103		naked buckwheat	Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum	10 / 2	11
0.98	l	104	~	southern foothill penstemon	Penstemon heterophyllus var. australis	20 / 4	3
0.99	l	105	sp	monardella	Monardella sp.	40 / 9
0.99	l	106		goldenrod	Solidago californica	30 / 4	55
1.00	l	107		beautiful hulsea	Hulsea vestita ssp. callicarpha	1 / 1	13
1.01	r	108		coast live oak	Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia	1 / 1	46
1.01				Cross dry drainage
1.03	r			(desert dudleya, Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides)
1.06	r			Cone from Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri, with no nearby tree
1.07	r	109		goldenstar	Bloomeria crocea	20 / 5	16
1.09	r	110		Martin's paintbrush	Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii	10 / 4	22
1.09	r	111	sp	grass like Poa	Poa sp.?	10 / 3
1.10				Trail turns right 90°
1.17	l	112	sp	tansy mustard	Descurainia sp.	/
1.19	r			(Artemisia ludoviciana?- pix; Chaenactis parishii?)
1.19				Trail turns left at dry drainage; local low point, elevation 4900 feet (1494 m)
1.19	r	113		white-margined oxytheca	Oxytheca emarginata	20 / 3	3
1.20	r	114		Parry's green-gentian	Swertia parryi	15 / 4	3
1.20	r		sp	(milkweed, Asclepias sp.)
1.26				Trail is lined with Parish's needlegrass, Achnatherum parishii, in a sea of even-aged chamise
1.37	r	115		hollyleaf redberry	Rhamnus ilicifolia	25 / 9	50
1.39	r	116		Parry's nolina	Nolina parryi	5 / 5	4
1.40				Switchback left at minor drainage
1.42	r	117		chaparral bush mallow?	Malacothamnus fasciculatus?	1 / 1
1.43	r	118	~	Laguna manzanita	Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii	4 / 2	4
1.46	r			Check if this Camissonia is the same as earlier
1.47	b	119	sp	seashore bentgrass?	Agrostis pallens?	10 / 1
1.54	l	120		narrowleaf goldenbush	Ericameria linearifolia	10 / 9	9
1.61	r	121	~	Parish's chaenactis	Chaenactis parishii	30 / 7	2
1.67				Trail turns left at small drainage
1.69	r	122		beady lipfern	Cheilanthes covillei	20 / 5	4
1.69				Trail turns left at drainage
1.69	r	123		woolly Indian paintbrush	Castilleja foliolosa	20 / 5	9
1.70	r	124		southern California silver-lotus	Lotus argophyllus var. argophyllus	5 / 5	5
1.70	r	125		bird's-foot fern	Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata	30 / 9	36
1.70	r	126		desert dudleya	Dudleya saxosa ssp. aloides	20 / 9	5
1.70	l	127		Wallace's woolly daisy	Eriophyllum wallacei	99 / 9	6
1.70	r	128	sp	spike-moss	Selaginella sp.	5 / 1
1.70	r	129		California filago	Filago californica	20 / 2	31
1.70	l	130	?	Mediterranean schismus?	Schismus barbatus?	/
1.78				Cross small drainage
1.81				Cross small drainage
1.83				Cross small drainage
1.86	r	131		Acton encelia	Encelia actoni	1 / 1	4
1.86	r			Check if this Gilia is the same species as earlier
1.88	r	132		chia	Salvia columbariae	1 / 1	33
1.94	r	133		wide-leaved rock goldenbush	Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata	50 / 9	2
2.01	b	134		slender sunflower	Helianthus gracilentus	20 / 1	16
2.05	r			(red brome, Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens)
2.05				Cross drainage
2.10	r			(threadstem, Pterostegia drymarioides)
2.11	r	135		oak mistletoe	Phoradendron villosum	1 / 1	14
2.11	r			(bush monkeyflower, Mimulus aurantiacus)
2.14	l			definite Parish's needlegrass	Achnatherum parishii	/
2.21	r	136		white everlasting	Gnaphalium canescens ssp. microcephalum	20 / 9	40
2.21	b	137		bush monkeyflower	Mimulus aurantiacus	20 / 9	46
2.24	l			(hollyleaf cherry, Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia)
2.24				Cross drainage
2.26	r			Trails parallels beautiful rock drainage with prickly-pear cactus as a dominant plant!
2.26			sp	(dwarf athysanus, Athysanus pusillus; desert baccharis, Baccharis sergiloides; side-oats grama, Bouteloua curtipendula; southern Chinese houses, Collinsia concolor; pygmy-weed, Crassula connata; ~goldback fern, ~Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis; different plagiobothrys like P. tenellus; bulbous blue grass, Poa bulbosa; Parish's campion, Silene parishii; check for plants like Lepidium virginicum)
2.27	l	138		fringe-pod	Thysanocarpus curvipes	3 / 1	14
2.35				Cross side drainage
2.36	l	139		coast-range melic	Melica imperfecta	20 / 7	47
	r	140		pygmy-weed	Crassula connata	10 / 1	37
2.40	r			(pink-bracted manzanita, Arctostaphylos pringlei growing in a rock; hollyleaf cherry, Prunus ilicifolia, beyond it in drainage)
2.41				Three quick switchbacks at drainage
2.41	r		sp	(clover, Trifolium sp.)
2.41	l	141		hollyleaf cherry	Prunus ilicifolia ssp. ilicifolia	5 / 3	17
2.43	b	142		cotton-thorn	Tetradymia comosa	5 / 1	2
2.46	l			(Second farthest tree is Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri)
2.46				Local high point on the trail, elevation 5160 feet (1573 m)
2.49	l			(On flat rocks just beyond easy visibility from trail: mountain California-fuchsia, Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium; rock ivesia, Ivesia saxosa)
2.54				Trail now parallels drainage coming in from right
2.55	l			(rock ivesia, Ivesia saxosa)
2.55				Cross main side drainage
2.57	r	143		California brickellbush	Brickellia californica	2 / 2	31
2.57				Cross smaller side drainage
2.59	r			(closest rock ivesia, Ivesia saxosa; 4 plants at eye level)
2.60	r			(white-flowering currant, Ribes indecorum)
2.67				Switchback left at major side drainage to Penrod Creek; local low point, elevation 5140 feet (1567 m)
2.67	r	144		*creeping bentgrass	Agrostis stolonifera	10 / 1	2
2.67	b	145		spring draba	Draba verna	99 / 2	1
2.67	l	146		wing-nut cryptantha	Cryptantha pterocarya	5 / 1	8
2.67	r	147		desert baccharis	Baccharis sergiloides	10 / 2	7
2.67			?	(bluish spike-moss, Selaginella asprella; farther up drainage: unk. small annual; two clover species, Trifolium sp.; Engelmann's hedgehog cactus, Echinocereus engelmannii; woodland star, Lithophragma affine)
2.69	b	148		thick-leaved yerba santa	Eriodictyon crassifolium var. crassifolium	10 / 3	12
2.69				Switchback right
2.85	l	149		definite desert needlegrass	Achnatherum speciosum	/	5
2.92				Local high point on trail, elevation 5200 feet (1585 m)
2.95				Cross small drainage
3.00				Trail turns left 90°
3.05				Trail turns left 90°
3.11				Switchback right
3.11	r	150		pancake prickly-pear	Opuntia chlorotica	1 / 1	3
3.16	r	151		Parish's campion	Silene parishii	1 / 1	11
3.20				Switchback left
3.27				Switchback right
3.29	b	152		mountain California-fuchsia	Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium	10 / 2	18
3.29	c	153		*Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon	1 / 1	40
3.34	r	154		side-oats grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	5 / 1	2
3.34	l	155		*rattail fescue	Vulpia myuros	20 / 1	30
3.34	l			(yarrow, Achillea millefolium; arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis; velvet ash, Fraxinus velutina)
3.34				Cross Penrod Creek; local low point, elevation 5030 feet (1533 m)
3.34	l		~	(~slender wheatgrass, ~Elymus trachycaulus; common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus; ripgut brome, Bromus diandrus; Mexican rush, Juncus mexicanus; ~lesser paintbrush, ~Castilleja minor ssp. spiralis)
3.34	l	156		water chickweed	Montia fontana	10 / 1	1
3.34	b	157		willow-leaved dock	Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus	5 / 1	12
3.34	r	158	sp	sow thistle	Sonchus sp.	1 / 1
3.34	r		sp	(sedge, Carex sp.; clarkia, Clarkia sp.; clover, Trifolium sp.)
3.34	l	159		spreading fleabane	Erigeron divergens	3 / 1	6
3.34	l	160		bajada lupine	Lupinus concinnus	5 / 1	29
3.34	l			(Cleveland's horkelia, Horkelia clevelandii; check for dwarf lupine, Lupinus bicolor)
3.36				Trail turns right 90°
3.39	r	161		velvet ash	Fraxinus velutina	1 / 1	6
3.40				Cross small drainage
3.49				Cross small drainage
3.56	b	162		yarrow	Achillea millefolium	10 / 1	24
3.56	b	163		Mexican rush	Juncus mexicanus	30 / 2	29
3.56	l			PCT marker
3.56	l	164		California brome	Bromus carinatus var. carinatus	10 / 2	31
3.65	r			(An amazing rock cliff filled with rock ivesia, Ivesia saxicola.)
3.65	r	165	ssp	sticky cinquefoil	Potentilla glandulosa	1 / 1
3.65				Cross small drainage
3.65	r	166	?	annual like Chinese houses, Collinsia concolor	?	10 / 1
3.66	r	167	sp	short grass	?	3 / 1
3.69	b	168		bracken	Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens	20 / 1	25
3.72				Cross sandy drainage of Penrod Creek branch
3.86	l			PCT sign in a forest of interior live oak, Q. wislizeni, many with single trunks
3.88				Leave forest
4.00	r			PCT sign
4.16				End current plant trail guide
4.51				Cross tributary of west branch of Penrod Creek
4.86				Cross another tributary of west branch of Penrod Creek
5.14				Cross another tributary of west branch of Penrod Creek
5.16				Cross road to marble mine
6.10				Saddle, elevation 5940 feet (1810 m); jct. Tunnel Spring Trail (l), Oak Canyon Spring and Live Oak Spring Trails (r); cross to east side of Desert Divide
7.89				Switchback left below Lion Peak
8.07				Switchback right below Lion Peak
8.89				Cross due west of Pine Mountain, elevation 6820 feet (2079 m); trail flattish for next 1.5 miles
9.29				Closest approach to Pyramid Peak
10.13				Little Desert Peak, elevation 6868 feet (2094 m)
10.38	l			Saddle; jct. Cedar Spring Trail, elevation 6780 feet (2066 m)
12.55				Cedar Spring Trailhead

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Updated 9 June 2009.